Biology:Acosmeryx anceus

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Short description: Species of moth

Acosmeryx anceus
Acosmeryx sp. cf.anceus (7148454701).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Acosmeryx
Species:
A. anceus
Binomial name
Acosmeryx anceus
(Stoll, [1781])[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx anceus Stoll, [1781]
  • Zonilia mixtura Walker, [1865]
  • Enyo cinnamomea Herrich-Schäffer, [1869]
  • Acosmeryx daulis Boisduval, [1875]

Acosmeryx anceus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781, and it is known from India , New Guinea, and Queensland, Australia .

Description

The wingspan is 70–88 mm.

  • Female dorsal

  • Female ventral

Biology

The larvae of subspecies subdentata have been found on plants in the genera Leea, Cayratia, Cissus, and Vitis. Larvae of ssp. anceus have been recorded on Cayratia clematidea, Cissus antarctica and Vitis vinifera.[3]

Subspecies

  • Acosmeryx anceus anceus (Queensland and New South Wales)
  • Acosmeryx anceus subdentata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (southern and eastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, southwestern China (Yunnan, Guangxi), Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sumbawa) and the Philippines)[4]

  • Acosmeryx anceus subdentata
    Dorsal view of a male

  • Acosmeryx anceus subdentata
    Underside view of a male

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610221126/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Acosmeryx/anceus.html. Retrieved 2011-10-20. 
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Acosmeryx anceus (Stoll, [1781)"]. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/bombycoidea/sphingidae/macroglossinae/acosmeryx/#anceus. Retrieved December 13, 2018. 
  3. ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (28 May 2017). "Acosmeryx anceus (Stoll, 1781)". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sphi/anceus.html. Retrieved 12 December 2018. 
  4. ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J.. "Acosmerycoides harterti (Rothschild, 1895) -- Hartert's hawkmoth". http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_sud.htm. Retrieved December 13, 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2228369 entry




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